Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXVI

           

           Edmundwasatthistimeparticularlyfullofcares:hismindbeingdeeplyoccupiedintheconsiderationoftwoimportanteventsnowathand,whichweretofixhisfateinlife—ordinationandmatrimony—eventsofsuchaseriouscharacterastomaketheball,whichwouldbeveryquicklyfollowedbyoneofthem,appearoflessmomentinhiseyesthaninthoseofanyotherpersoninthehouse.Onthe23rdhewasgoingtoafriendnearPeterborough,inthesamesituationashimself,andtheyweretoreceiveordinationinthecourseoftheChristmasweek.Halfhisdestinywouldthenbedetermined,buttheotherhalfmightnotbesoverysmoothlywooed.Hisdutieswouldbeestablished,butthewifewhowastoshare,andanimate,andrewardthoseduties,mightyetbeunattainable.Heknewhisownmind,buthewasnotalwaysperfectlyassuredofknowingMissCrawford’s.Therewerepointsonwhichtheydidnotquiteagree;thereweremomentsinwhichshedidnotseempropitious;andthoughtrustingaltogethertoheraffection,sofarastoberesolved—almostresolved—onbringingittoadecisionwithinaveryshorttime,assoonasthevarietyofbusinessbeforehimwerearranged,andheknewwhathehadtoofferher,hehadmanyanxiousfeelings,manydoubtinghoursastotheresult.Hisconvictionofherregardforhimwassometimesverystrong;hecouldlookbackonalongcourseofencouragement,andshewasasperfectindisinterestedattachmentasineverythingelse.

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